Race: 50 Miles at Champion Speedway
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 1 of 44
Date: November 9, 1958
Track: Champion Speedway
1959 Season Results | Daytona Qualifier →
50 Miles at Champion Speedway Race Information
| Winner | Bob Welborn | Car | No. 46 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | Julian Petty (Owner) | Winner Start | 1st |
| Started First | Bob Welborn | Most Laps Led | Bob Welborn (117) |
| Race Distance | 49.95 miles (150 laps) | Track Length | 0.333 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 25 |
| Different Leaders | 2 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 3 |
| Points Leader After Race | Bob Welborn | Season Race | 1 of 44 |
50 Miles at Champion Speedway Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 46 | Bob Welborn | Julian Petty (Owner) | Chevrolet | 150 | 117 | running | 200 |
| 2 | 4 | 21 | Glen Wood | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 150 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | 86 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 192 |
| 4 | 3 | 49 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Owner) | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 12 | 11 | Junior Johnson | Paul Spaulding (Owner) | Ford | 148 | 0 | running | 184 |
| 6 | 9 | 6 | Tommy Irwin | Tommy Irwin (Owner) | Ford | 148 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 14 | 36 | Tiny Lund | Tommy Irwin (Owner) | Ford | 147 | 0 | running | 176 |
| 8 | 11 | 77 | Joe Lee Johnson | S.T. Campbell (Owner) | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 6 | 42 | Lee Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 146 | 0 | running | 168 |
| 10 | 2 | 40 | Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 146 | 33 | running | 160 |
| 11 | 10 | 14 | George Dunn | Manley Britt (Owner) | Mercury | 145 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 7 | 8 | Jimmy Thompson | — | Chevrolet | 145 | 0 | running | 152 |
| 13 | 13 | 24 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 140 | 0 | running | 144 |
| 14 | 21 | 96 | Bobby Keck | Bobby Keck (Owner) | Chevrolet | 139 | 0 | running | 136 |
| 15 | 19 | 711 | Bill Poor | Bill Poor (Owner) | Chevrolet | 139 | 0 | running | 128 |
| 16 | 18 | 32 | Brownie King | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 139 | 0 | running | 120 |
| 17 | 16 | 74 | L.D. Austin | L.D. Austin (Owner) | Chevrolet | 138 | 0 | running | 112 |
| 18 | 20 | 94 | Clarence DeZalia | Clarence DeZalia (Owner) | Ford | 136 | 0 | running | 104 |
| 19 | 22 | 66 | Jimmy Pardue | Spook Crawford (Owner) | Plymouth | 131 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 20 | 17 | 78 | Shep Langdon | Shep Langdon (Owner) | Ford | 129 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 21 | 12 | 2 | Jimmie Lewallen | — | Ford | 102 | 0 | vapor lock | 0 |
| 22 | 24 | 81 | Harvey Hege | Harvey Hege (Owner) | Ford | 41 | 0 | steering | 96 |
| 23 | 23 | 63 | R.L. Combs | R.L. Combs (Owner) | Ford | 25 | 0 | distributor | 88 |
| 24 | 15 | 17 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Mercury | 21 | 0 | engine | 80 |
| 25 | 25 | 18 | Charley Griffith | Charley Griffith (Owner) | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | engine | — |
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